Zabbuli 61

1 Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Ebivuga eby’enkoba. Zabbuli ya Dawudi. Wulira okukaaba kwange, Ayi Katonda; wulira okusaba kwange.

Unto the end. With hymns, of David. O God, pay attention to my supplication. Be attentive to my prayer.

2 Nkukoowoola okuva ku nkomerero y’ensi, omutima gwange nga gugenda gunafuwa. Onkulembere ontuuse ku lwazi olunsinga obuwanvu mwe nnyinza okwekweka.

I cried out to you from the ends of the earth. When my heart was in anguish, you exalted me on a rock. You have led me,

3 Kubanga gw’oli kiddukiro kyange. Oli kigo eky’amaanyi mwe neekweka omulabe.

for you have been my hope, a tower of strength before the face of the enemy.

4 Nnaabeeranga mu weema yo ennaku zonna; ndyoke nkuumirwenga mu biwaawaatiro byo.

I will dwell in your tabernacle forever. I will be protected under the cover of your wings.

5 Kubanga ggwe, Ayi Katonda, owulidde obweyamo bwange: ompadde omugabo awamu n’abo abatya erinnya lyo.

For you, my God, have listened to my prayer. You have granted an inheritance to those who fear your name.

6 Oyongere ku nnaku z’obulamu bwa kabaka; emyaka gye gimutuuse mu mirembe mingi,

You will add days to the days of the king, to his years, even to the time of generation after generation.

7 alyoke abeerenga mu maaso ga Katonda ennaku zonna. Okwagala kwo n’obwesigwa bwo bimukuumenga.

He remains in eternity, in the sight of God. Who will long for his mercy and truth?

8 Ndyoke nnyimbenga nga ntendereza erinnya lyo ennaku zonna, nga ntuukiriza obweyamo bwange buli lunaku.

So I will compose a psalm to your name, forever and ever, so that I may repay my vows from day to day.